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The Husband She Never Knew
296 pages
A suspense-laced second-chance romance where a long-forgotten marriage of convenience suddenly becomes impossible to walk away from.
What it feels like
This briskly paced romance blends the charm of an unexpected reunion with the sharper edges of suspense and betrayal. The narrative balances a lighthearted, almost pragmatic opening, featuring a wife seeking a quick divorce from a husband she barely knows, with a deepening emotional gravity as the stakes rise. Readers are pulled into an adventurous, tension-filled atmosphere anchored by a houseboat setting, where the initial desire for a clean break slowly dissolves into genuine connection. The prose is accessible and engaging, keeping the pages turning through moments of intrigue while maintaining a hopeful, romantic core. It is a perfect fit for readers who delight in second-chance love stories where a marriage of convenience unexpectedly blossoms into the real thing.
- Mood
- adventurous
- tension-filled
- hopeful
- Tone
- romantic
- suspenseful
- charming
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- second chances · unexpected love · re-evaluating the past · marriage of convenience
- The writing
- Accessible and engaging, balancing the lighthearted charm of a romantic reunion with the sharper edges of suspenseful intrigue.
- The arc
- Moves from pragmatic detachment and the desire for a clean break to unexpected rediscovery and deep romantic commitment.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love a second-chance romance where a marriage of convenience unexpectedly turns into the real thing amidst a backdrop of light suspense.
Content notes
- betrayal
About the book
Is their marriage ending... or just beginning?
Vicki Sorensen met Jamie Malone and married him an hour later. Both had good reasons for exchanging vows, but they had no plans to set up house. Now - thirteen years later - the new man in Vicki's life is about to propose, so Vicki arrives at Jamie's houseboat, divorce papers in hand.
However, divorcing the charming Irishman is proving much more difficult than marrying him.
In a story set against an exciting backdrop of intrigue and betrayal, author Cynthia Thomason explores what happens when people marry for the wrong reasons and then find themselves staying together.. for the right ones.
Description from Open Library.
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